A study of alkyl radicals in the matrix of polycrystallinen-alkane γ-irradiated at 77 K

The composition of alkyl radicals (AR) formed by γ-radiolysis (T=77 K) of polycrystallinen-alkanes with different lengths of the carbon chain (C(5), C(7), C(10), C(11), and C(18)) and their polymeric analog (polyethylene) was estimated from the ESR spectra. The ESR spectra of the irradiatedn-alkanes are superpositions of the signals from the H₃CC^.HCH₂− and −CH₂C^.HCH₂− radicals, whose HFS constants with α and β protons as well as the equilibrium conformation are independent of the chain length of then-alkane molecule. A dependence of the concentration of the radicals on the chain length ofn-alkane was found. The absence of the −CH₂C^.H₂ radicals that may arise upon H atom elimination from the Me fragments of then-alkane molecules is most likely related to the transfer of excitation energy from the Me group to the neighboring methylene fragment and the transformation of the −CH₂C^.H₂ radicals into H₃CC^.HCH₂− radicals. With account for this, the concentrations of the AR formed were suggested to be proportional to the number of H atoms at the corresponding C atom. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1034–1037, June, 2000.     

Redox-induced hydrogen transfer from hydrofullerene C60H36 to fullerene C60

The possibility of hydrogen transfer from hydrofullerene C₆₀H₃₆ to electrogenerated radical anion C₆₀ ^.− or dianion C₆₀ ²⁻ in propylene carbonate-toluence (3∶2, v/v) was demonstrated by cyclic voltammetry. The process affords C₆₀H₂ as the product. The reaction found is the typical redox-induced process. Translated fromIzvestiya Akodemii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1136–1139, June, 1998.     

Fullerene C<Subscript>60</Subscript> as a superefficient quencher of singlet exited states of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Quenching of fluorescence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), namely, naphthalene, anthracene, 9,10-diphenylanthracene, 9,10-dibromoanthracene by C₆₀ fullerene in ethylbenzene at 293 K was found and investigated. The phenomenon is characterized by abnormally high values of bimolecular rate constants for quenching (k _bim = (0.18–6.78)·10¹² L mol⁻¹ s⁻¹) determined from the Stern—Volmer dependence of the PAH fluorescence intensity on the C₆₀ concentration and occurs through the inductive-resonance (dominant channel) and exchange-resonance (minor channel) energy transfer from ¹PAH* to C₆₀. The overlap integrals of the PAH fluorescence spectra with the C₆₀ absorption spectrum and the critical energy transfer distances were calculated. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 432–436, March, 2007.     

Thermodynamic properties of α-platinum dichloride

The heat capacity of crystalline α-platinum dichloride was measured for the first time in the temperature intervals from 11 to 300 K (vacuum adiabatic microcalorimeter) and from 300 to 620 K (differential scanning calorimetry). In the 300–620 K temperature interval, the C° _p values for α-PtCl₂ (cr) coincide with the heat capacity of CrCl₂ (cr) within the limits of experimental error, which made it possible to estimate the heat capacity of α-PtCl₂ (cr) at higher temperatures. The approximating equation of the temperature dependence of the heat capacity in the interval from 298 to 900 K C° _p (±0.8) = 63.5 + 21.4·10⁻³ T + 0.883·10⁵/T ² (J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹) was derived using the experimental values, as well as the literature data on the heat capacity of CrCl₂ (cr). For the standard conditions, the C° _p,298.15 and S°_298.15 values are 70.92±0.08 and 100.9±0.33 J mol⁻¹ K, respectively; H°_298.15 − H°₀ = 14 120±42 J mol⁻¹. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1136–1138, June, 2008.     

Heat capacity of methacetin in a temperature range of 6 to 300 K

Heat capacity of methacetin (N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-acetamide) has been measured in the temperature range 5.8–300 K. No anomalies in the C _p(T) dependence were observed. Thermodynamic functions were calculated. At 298.15 K, the values of entropy and enthalpy are equal to 243.1 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹ and 36360 J mol⁻¹, respectively. The heat capacity of methacetin in the temperature range 6–10 K is well fitted by Debye equation C _p = AT ³. The thermodynamic data obtained for methacetin are compared with those for the monoclinic and orthorhombic polymorphs of paracetamol.     

Magnetic properties of fullerene salts containing d- and f-metal cations (Co2+, Ni2+, Fe2+, Mn2+, Eu2+, Cd2+). Specific features of the interaction between C60·? and the metal cations

The interaction between the radical anions C₆₀ ^·− and divalent d- and f-metal (Co, Fe, Ni, Mn, Eu, Cd) cations in DMF and acetonitrile-benzonitrile (AN-BN) mixture was studied. Black solid polycrystalline salts (C₆₀ ^·−)₂{(M²⁺)(DMF) _x } (x = 2.4–4, 1–6) containing the radical anions C₆₀ ^·− and metal(ii) cations solvated by DMF were prepared for the first time and their optical and magnetic properties were studied. The salts containing Co²⁺, Fe²⁺, and Ni²⁺ are characterized by antiferromagnetic interactions between the radical anions C₆₀ ^·−, which result in unusually large broadening of the EPR signal of C₆₀ ^·− upon lowering the temperature (from 5.55–12.6 mT at room temperature to 35–40 mT at 6 K for Co²⁺ and Ni²⁺). The salts containing Mn²⁺ and Eu²⁺ form diamagnetic dimers (C₆₀ ⁻)₂, which causes a jumpwise decrease in the magnetic moment of the complexes and disappearance of the EPR signal of C₆₀ ^·− in the temperature range 210–130 K. A feature of salt 6 is magnetic isolation of the radical anions C₆₀ ^·− due to the presence of diamagnetic cation Cd²⁺. The salts prepared are unstable in air and decompose in o-dichlorobenzene or AN. Reactions of C₆₀ ^·− with metal(ii) cations in AN-BN mixture result in decomposition products of the salts that contain neutral fullerene dimers and metals solvated by BN. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1909–1919, September, 2008.     

Quantum chemical and x-ray spectral studies of the structures of superstoichiometric fluorocarbons

The possibility of hole formation in the structures of superstoichiometric fluorocarbons is studied. Different geometries are modeled by removing one, two, or six CF groups from the stoichiometric fluorocarbon lattice. The positions of fluorine atoms in the internal CF₂ groups are optimized using the semiempirical MNDO method. The quantum chemical calculations of fluorocarbon clusters containing holes of different geometries suggest the preferential formation of six-center hole structures in fluorocarbon lattices. The X-ray emission CK_α-spectra of the superstoichiometric CF_x (x=1.20 and 1.33) samples are obtained. Based on the cluster calculations, theoretical CK_α-spectra of CF_x are constructed. A comparison of the theoretical and experimental results shows that the spectra of the superstoichiometric fluorocarbons are characterized by a short-wave maximum, whose intensity increases with x. Deceased Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated fromZhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 37, No. 6, pp. 1072–1080, November–December, 1996. Translated by I. Izvekova     

Low-temperature thermodynamic properties of <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis>-cysteine

Heat capacity C _p(T) of the orthorhombic polymorph of L-cysteine was measured in the temperature range 6–300 K by adiabatic calorimetry; thermodynamic functions were calculated based on these measurements. At 298.15 K the values of heat capacity, C _p; entropy, S _m⁰(T)-S _m⁰(0); difference in the enthalpy, H _m⁰(T)-H _m⁰(0), are equal, respectively, to 144.6±0.3 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹, 169.0±0.4 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹ and 24960±50 J mol⁻¹. An anomaly of heat capacity near 70 K was registered as a small, 3–5% height, diffuse ‘jump’ accompanied by the substantial increase in the thermal relaxation time. The shape of the anomaly is sensitive to thermal pre-history of the sample.     

Asymmetric synthesis of α-substituted alkylphosphonates based on symmetrical dialkyl phosphites

Chiral C₂-symmetrical dialkyl phosphites and C₃-symmetrical trialkyl phosphites, derived from (−)-borneol, (−)-menthol, and 1,2∶5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-d-glucofuranose, were studied as the starting reagents for the preparation of chiral organophosphorus compounds. The reactions of C₂-symmetrical dialkyl phosphites and C₃-symmetrical trialkyl phosphites with aldehydes and amines or aldehydes are accompanied by asymmetrical induction at the α-carbon atom to yield optically active α-aminoalkylphosphanates or α-hydroxyalkylphosphonates, respectively. The stereoselectivity of the reaction depends on the structure of the starting compounds and the reaction conditions. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii, Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1588–1593, August, 1999.     

Kinetic of decomposition of some complexes under non-isothermal conditions

Kinetics of thermal decomposition of three structurally similar complexes Co₂Cu(C₂O₄)₃ (R-diam)₂, where R is ethyl, 1,2-propyl or 1,3-propyl, was studied under non-isothermal conditions and nitrogen dynamic atmosphere at heating rates of 5, 7, 10, 12 and 15 K min⁻¹. For data processing the Flynn-Wall-Ozawa and a modified non-parametric kinetic methods were used. By both methods the activation energy are in the range of 97–102 kJ mol⁻¹. The formal kinetic is r=kα(1−α)². Also a compensation effect between lnA and E was evidenced. The kinetic analysis lead to the conclusion of an identic decomposition mechanism by a single step process.     

ESR studies of doping C60 fullerene by zinc, cadmium, copper, gallium, and indium vapors

In the ESR spectra recorded at the beginning of the doping reaction of C₆₀ fullerene by zinc, gallium, and indium vapors, signals corresponding to C₆₀ ⁻ were observed. In the course of reduction, these signals disappeared and reversibly transformed into the signals of higher charged C₆₀ ⁿ⁻ anions. In the case of cadmium and copper, only the spectra of C₆₀ ⁿ⁻ were recorded. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 303–305, February, 1997.     

Simulation of molecular and electronic structure of polyhydrogenated (n,0)-tubulenes and their analogs intercalated with lithium

Molecular and electronic structure of four polyhydrogenated (n,0)-tubulenes, namely, [−C₂₄H₄−] _m (1), two isomers of composition [−C₂₈H₄−] _m (2 and3), and [−C₃₂H₄−] _m (4) withn benzene rings in the cross section (n=6, 7, 7, and 8, respectively), was simulated atm>1 (m is the number of repeating fragemnts). It was assumed that hydrogen atoms are attached to all carbon atoms lying on the two most distant elements of the cylinders of the corresponding tubulenes. The energy band structures of macromolecules1–4 and their Li-intercalated analogs [−C₂₄H₄Li−] _m (5) [−C₂₈H₄Li−] _m (two isomers,6 and7), and [−C₃₂H₄Li−] _m (8), containing one Li atom per repeating unit at each center, were obtained in the EHT approximation by the crystal orbital method. Geometric parameters of repeating units of structures1–8 were found after MNDO/PM3 optimization of the energies of hydrocarbon molecules C₇₂H₂₄, C₈₄H₂₆ (two geometric isomers), and C₉₆H₂₈, containing three repeating units of corresponding tubulenes1–4 each. The conductivity types of polyhydrogenated tubulenes1–4 are the same as those of their precursors, (6,0)-, (7,0)-, and (8,0)-tubulenes. Dispersion curves of systems5–8 are much the same as those of macromolecules1–4; however, electron energy spectra of5–8 possess metallic conductivity type and the positions of Fermi levels for these systems are higher than for compounds1–4. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2061–2067, November, 1999.     

Organophosphoryl polyoxotungstates α-[R2PW9O34]5− [R = PhP(S), C6H11P(O), H2NCH(n-Pr)P(O)]

Tetrabutylammonium salts of organophosphoryl derivatives of tungstophosphate of formula α-[R₂PW₉O₃₄]⁵⁻ [R = PhP(S), C₆H₁₁P(O), H₂NCH(n-Pr)P(O)] have been prepared, purified and characterized by elemental analysis, i.r., ³¹P- and ¹⁸³W-n.m.r. spectroscopy. These anions consist of an α-[PW₉O₃₄]⁹⁻ framework on to which are grafted two equivalent organophosphoryl groups through P–O–W bridges; these new species still retain the ‘unsaturated’ Keggin structure. The five-line ¹⁸³W spectra indicates that the hybrid anions possess C _s symmetry in acetonitrile. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Isomerism in OBe3F3 + cation: anab initio study

Ab initio MP2/6-31G^*//HF/6-31G^*+ZPE(HF/6-31G^*) calculations of the potential energy surface in the vicinity of stationary points and the pathways of intramolecular rearrangements between low-lying structures of the OBe₃F₃ ⁺ cation detected in the mass spectra of μ₄-Be₄O(CF₃COO)₆ were carried out. Ten stable isomers with di- and tricoordinate oxygen atoms were localized. The relative energies of six structures lie in the range 0–8 kcal mol⁻¹ and those of the remaining four structures lie in the range 20–40 kcal mol⁻¹. Two most favorable isomers, aC _2v isomer with a dicoordinate oxygen atom, planar six-membered cycle, and one terminal fluorine atom and a pyramidalC _3v isomer with a tricoordinate oxygen atom and three bridging fluorine atoms, are almost degenerate in energy. The barriers to rearrangements with the breaking of one fluorine bridge are no higher than 4 kcal mol⁻¹, except for the pyramidalC _3v isomer (∼16 kcal mol⁻¹). On the contrary, rearrangements with the breaking of the O−Be bond occur with overcoming of a high energy barrier (∼24 kcal mol⁻¹). A planarD _3h isomer with a tricoordinate oxygen atom and linear O−Be−H fragments was found to be the most favorable for the OBe₃H₃ ⁺ cation, a hydride analog of the OBe₃F₃ ⁺ ion; the energies of the remaining five isomers are more than 25 kcal mol⁻¹ higher. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 420–430, March, 1999.     

Generation of fullerenyl radicals and chemiluminescence in the (C<Subscript>60</Subscript>—R<Subscript>3</Subscript>Al)—O<Subscript>2</Subscript> system

Fullerenyl radicals (FR) RC₆₀ ^· and chemiluminescence (CL) are generated in the presence of O₂ in C₆₀—R₃Al (R = Et, Buⁱ) solutions in toluene (T = 298 K). The FR are formed due to the addition of the R^· radical, which is an intermediate of R₃Al autooxidation, to C₆₀. Mass spectroscopy and HPLC were used to identify Et_nC₆₀H_m (n, m = 1–6), Et_pC₆₀ (p = 2–6), and dimer EtC₆₀C₆₀Et as stable products of FR transformations. As found by ESR, the EtC₆₀ ^· radical (g = 2.0037) is also generated by photolysis of solutions obtained after interaction in the (C₆₀— R₃Al)—O₂ system. In the presence of dioxygen, the FR is not oxidized but yields complexes with O₂, which appear as broadening of the ESR signals. Chemiluminescence arising in the (C₆₀—R₃Al)—O₂ system is much brighter (I _max = 1.86·10⁸ photon s⁻¹ mL⁻¹) than the known background CL (I _max = 6.0·10⁶ photon s⁻¹ mL⁻¹) for the autooxidation of R₃Al and is localized in a longer-wavelength spectral region (λ_max = 617 and 664 nm). This CL is generated as a result of energy transfer from the primary emitter ³CH₃CHO* to the products of FR transformation: R_nC₆₀H_m, R_pC₆₀, and EtC₆₀C₆₀Et. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 205–213, February, 2007.     

Determining the orientations of BrF3 and FeBr3 molecules in graphite fluoride matrices using the XANES and EXAFS polarization dependences

Synchrotron radiation was used to measure the EXAFS and XANES polarization dependences for intercalation compounds of graphite fluoride. An approach is developed which allows one to analyze the orientation of molecules of arbitrary shapes using XANES and EXAFS data. Analyzing the orientation dependences of BrK XANES spectra for the T-shaped BrF₃ molecules, we determined possible combinations and admissible ranges of angles between the normal to the graphite fluoride matrix planes and the Br−F bond directions (α=52–90°, β=27–82°) and between the normal to the matrix planes and the molecular planes (γ=27–53°). The average orientation angles obtained by the combined analysis of the EXAFS and XANES data are as follows: α=62±1.5°, β=58±1.5°, γ=45±1.5°. The interatomic distances Br−F, Br−Br, and Fe−Br are determined. It is established that thermal treatment, which recovers the X-ray diffraction pattern from the unfilled matrix, does not affect the predominant orientation of the BrF₃ molecules. This suggests that the thermally treated graphite fluoride matrix contains thin layers of ordered molecules. The absence of the polarization dependence of the spectra of FeBr₃ in graphite fluoride allows the assumption that the molecular planes are oriented with respect to the normal to the matrix planes at a “magic” angle of 35°. Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated fromZhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 36, No. 6, pp. 1020–1029, November–December, 1995. Translated by I. Izvekova     

Thermodynamic Properties of Hydrofullerene C60H36 from 5 to 340 K

The temperature dependence of the molar heat capacity (C⁰ _p) of hydrofullerene C₆₀H₃₆ between 5 and 340 K was determined by adiabatic vacuum calorimetry with an error of about 0.2%. The experimental data were used for the calculation of the thermodynamic functions of the compound in the range 0 to340 K. It was found that at T=298.15 K and p=101.325 kPa C⁰ _p (298.15)=690.0 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹,H^o(298.15)−H^o(0)= 84.94 kJ mol⁻¹,S^o(298.15)=506.8 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹, G^o(298.15)−H^o(0)= −66.17 kJ mol⁻¹. The standard entropy of formation of hydrofullerene C₆₀H₃₆ and the entropy of reaction of its formation by hydrogenation of fullerene C₆₀ with hydrogen were estimated and at T=298.15 K they were Δ_fS^o= −2188.4 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹ and Δ_rS^o= −2270.5 J K⁻¹mol⁻¹, respectively. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Ab initio MO LCAO SCF simulation of molecular and electronic structure of η5-π-C60H5XCp (X=Fe, Si) complexes

The problem of existence of η⁵-π-complexes of unsubstituted fullereneI _h -C₆₀ and its cyclopentadienyl type derivative C₆₀H₅ ^. is discussed.Ab initio MO LCAO SCF calculations of hypothetical sandwich systems η⁵-π-C₆₀H₅XCp (X=Fe (1a), Si (1b)), the cationic complex C₆₀FeCp⁺ of unsubstituted C₆₀, and the C₆₀H₅ ^. radical were performed in the STO-3G and 3-21G basis sets. In the1a, 1b, and C₆₀H₅ ^. systems, hydrogen atoms are attached to carbon atoms of fullerenei _h -C₆₀ at α-positions relative to the same pentagonal face (pent ^*). In η⁵-complexes, XCp species are also coordinated to this face. According to calculations in the 3-21G basis set, the Fe-pent ^* bond energy in complex1a is much higher than those of similar bonds in1b and in the η⁵-π-C₆₀FECp⁺ cation (117 kcal mol⁻¹ vs. 37 and 64 kcal mol⁻¹, respectively) and is 7 kcal mol⁻¹ higher than the Fe−Cp bond energy in the classical sandwich system FeCp₂. The Fe…C _pent* and Fe…C_Cp distances in complex1a are slightly shorter than the Fe…C distance in the ferrocene molecule. The spin populations in the C₆₀H₅ ^. radical are almost completely localized on the atoms of thepent ^* face, which must favor the formation of η⁵-π-complexes of this radical. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1657–1662, September, 1999.     

Separation and quantitative determination of 6α-hydroxycortisol and 6β-hydroxycortisol in human urine by high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet absorption detection

The present study developed an high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the simultaneous determination of urinary metabolites of endogenous cortisol, 6α-hydroxycortisol (6α-OHF) and 6β-hydroxycortisol (6β-OHF), in human urine, using 6α-hydroxycorticosterone as internal standard. 6α-OHF and 6β-OHF were extracted from urine with ethyl acetate by using a Sep-Pak C₁₈ plus cartridge. Separation of the stereoisomers was achieved on a reversed-phase hybrid column by a gradient elution of (A) 0.05 M KH₂PO₄–0.01 M CH₃COOH (pH 3.77) and (B) 0.05 M KH₂PO₄–0.01 M CH₃COOH/acetonitrile (2:3, v/v). 6α-OHF and 6β-OHF were well separated on an XTerra MS C₁₈ 5 μm column using two types of stepwise gradient elution program (programs 2 and 3). Resolutions of 6α-OHF and 6β-OHF were Rs = 4.41 for program 2 and Rs = 4.60 for program 3. The analysis was performed within 23~26 min, monitored by UV absorbance at 239 nm. The lower limits of detection of 6α-OHF and 6β-OHF were 0.80 ng per injection (s/n = ca. 8), and the lower limits of quantification were 5.02 ng/ml for 6α-OHF and 41.08 ng/ml for 6β-OHF, respectively. The within-day reproducibilities in the amounts of 6α-OHF and 6β-OHF determined were in good agreement with the actual amounts added, the relative errors being −5.37% and −3.73% (gradient 2) and −5.69% and −3.96% (gradient 3) for both 6α-OHF and 6β-OHF, respectively. The inter-assay precisions (RSDs) for 6α-OHF and 6β-OHF were less than 1.99% (gradient 2) and 2.61% (gradient 3), respectively. The present HPLC method was applied to the measurement of 6α-OHF and 6β-OHF in urine to evaluate the time courses of 6α-hydroxylation and 6β-hydroxylation clearances of cortisol during 40 days for phenotyping CYP3A in a healthy subject.     

New complexes of fullerences C60 and C70 with CoII and MnII tetraphenylporphyrinates and their ESR study

Complexes of fullerenes C₆₀ and C₇₀ with cobalt(II) and manganese(II) tetraphenylporphyrinates of compositions Mn(TPP)·(C₆₀)₂(CS₂)_1.5 (1), Mn(TPP)·C₇₀(CS₂) _x , wherex<=1.25 (2), Co(TPP)·C₆₀(CS₂)_0.5 (3), and Co(TPP)·C₇₀(CS₂) _x , wherex<0.25 (4), were synthesized and studied by ESR spectroscopy. At 77 K, complexes1 and2 have singlet ESR spectra characteristic of the low-spin (S=1/2) state of Mn^II, withg=2.002 and linewidths of 250 G and 300 G, respectively, and differing significantly from that of the initial Mn^II(TPP) (g ₁=5.9 andg=2.0,S=5/2). The spectra of complexes1 and2 exposed to oxygen exhibit hyperfine structure due to interaction with⁵⁵Mn and¹⁴N nuclei. The ESR spectra of complexes3 and4 are asymmetric (<g>=2.4, ΔH _pp=(500–600) G), which is due to the overlap of parallel and perpendicular spectral components. The absence of ESR signals from C₆₀ ^.− and C₇₀ ^.− radical anions makes it possible to conclude that the formation of complexes1–4 is not accompanied by electron transfer from Co(TPP) and Mn(TPP) to fullerences C₆₀ and C₇₀. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 722–725, April, 1999.